Elfriede Datzig (26 July 1922 – 27 January 1946) was an Austrian film actress. Following the

Anschluss The (, or , ), also known as the (, en, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the Nazi Germany, German Reich on 13 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a "Ger ...

, Datzig appeared in a number of films made by

Wien-Film Wien-Film GmbH ("Vienna Film Limited") was a large Austrian film company, which in 1938 succeeded the Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG (Sascha Film Company) and lasted until 1985. Until 1945 the business was owned by the Cautio Trust Company (''Cauti ...

such as the 1939 comedy ''

Anton the Last ''Anton the Last'' (german: Anton, der Letzte) is a 1939 comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after Austria had been incor ...

''.Dassanowsky p.98 She married to the actor

Albert Hehn Albert Hehn (17 December 1908 – 29 July 1983) was a German actor. Hehn appeared in a large number of films between 1938 and 1970. One of his most notable roles was in the 1941 war film '' Stukas''.Welch p.279 He was married to the actress Jeanet ...

. After the war, she formed a band (Hit Kid Swingsters) and sang with Mady Rahl for the USO. In 1946, she died at the age of 23 due to an allergic reaction to

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Selected filmography

* ''Finale'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * ''

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'' (1939) * ''Fräulein Figaro'' (short, 1939) * ''

Roses in Tyrol ''Roses in Tyrol'' (german: Rosen in Tirol) is a 1940 German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Hans Moser, Marte Harell, and Johannes Heesters. It is based on the 1891 operetta '' The Bird Seller'' by Carl Zeller, w ...

'' (1940) * ''

My Daughter Lives in Vienna ''My Daughter Lives in Vienna'' (german: Meine Tochter lebt in Wien) is a 1940 German comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Elfriede Datzig, Hans Moser, and O. W. Fischer. Cast * Elfriede Datzig as Gretl Klaghofer * Hans Moser as F ...

'' (1940) * ''The Waitress Anna'' (1941) * ''The Secret Countess'' (1942) * '' The War of the Oxen'' (1943) * '' Black on White'' (1943) * ''

The Eternal Tone ''The Eternal Tone'' (german: Der ewige Klang) is a 1943 German drama film directed by Günther Rittau and starring Elfriede Datzig, Rudolf Prack and Olga Tschechowa.Bock & Bergfelder p. 374 It was shot at the Babelsberg and Tempelhof Studios ...

'' (1943) * ''Trip Acquaintance'' (1943) * ''

The White Dream ''The White Dream'' (German: ''Der weiße Traum'') is a 1943 musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Olly Holzmann, Elfriede Datzig and Wolf Albach-Retty. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up afte ...

'' (1943, unfinished) * ''Seven Letters'' (1944) * ''The False Bride'' (1945)

References

Bibliography

* Dassanowsky, Robert. ''Austrian Cinema: A History''. McFarland & Company, 2005. * Polt, Rudolf. ''The Films of Elfriede Datzig''. 2011. * Polt, Rudolf. ''The Diary of Elfriede Datzig''. 2011.

External links

* 1922 births 1946 deaths Austrian film actresses Actresses from Vienna 20th-century Austrian actresses {{Austria-bio-stub